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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the head cook tell Karl that he does not "seem the type" for?
(a) Working at a menial job.
(b) Wandering around the country.
(c) Studying at a university.
(d) Deserting his companions.

2. What does Karl ask Pollunder about on the drive out to the country?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The business.
(c) Klara.
(d) American customs.

3. After dinner, what does Karl realize he finds incomprehensible?
(a) Pollunder's lack of supervision of Klara's activities.
(b) Social expectations in his new country.
(c) The attitude the Pollunders are now taking toward Green.
(d) The exact nature of his uncle's business.

4. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?
(a) His name.
(b) His occupation.
(c) His nationality.
(d) His religion.

5. After whom is the fictional town of Ramses named?
(a) An Egyptian pharaoh.
(b) A Dutch pirate.
(c) A German prince.
(d) An Arabic mathematician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Delamarche say that the neighborhood he is currently living in is ideal?

2. When Karl returns to his uncle's office after gathering his things for the visit, what causes him to think his uncle is angry?

3. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?

4. What does the word "Occidental" mean?

5. What is the stoker's job?

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